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A visit to the College Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the College Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the College Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the College Hill Cemetery

Lat:   38.3812°   (38° 22' 52")

Lon:   -81.8354°   (-81° 50' 7")

The College Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.

The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the College Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the College Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Sutherland - White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland - White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland - White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sutherland - White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Cunningham Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cunningham Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bangor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Henley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Burdette Lilly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdette Lilly Cemetery
    • The Burdette Lilly Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • The Burdette Lilly Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thacker Cemetery
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Templeton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Bays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bays Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
  • Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thurston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurston Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Grandview Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Brick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens is located in Kanawha County
    • Hazlette Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlette Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazlette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazlette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Forks of Coal Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forks of Coal Memorial Park
      • The Forks of Coal Memorial Park is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks of Coal Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Alum Creek.
      • The Forks of Coal Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Forks of Coal Cemetery
      • Forks of Coal Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78395 <5>
    • Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cobbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobbs Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cobbs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cobbs Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Bess Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bess Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin / Dunlap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin / Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin / Dunlap Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Lanham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lanham Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
    • Lilly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lilly Cemetery is located in Putnam County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the College Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from College Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Saint Albans
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <7>
  • Sattes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sattes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
    • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
  • Tornado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
    • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
  • Jefferson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
  • Nitro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <7>
  • Cross Lanes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <7>
  • Rock Lake Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
    • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
  • Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scott Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
    • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
  • Garretts Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
    • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Alum Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Morgans Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
    • Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Poca
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <7>
    • Teays Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <7>
    • Ruth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
    • South Charleston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
      • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <7>
    • Raymond City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Teays Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
    • Priestley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
      • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
    • Bancroft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Sod
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
      • Sod is located in Lincoln County
    • Elk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Kanawha County
    • Tango
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
    • Winfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hurricane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the College Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kanawha County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The College Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the College Hill Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the College Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1741868  (College Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1741868 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Saint Albans
    • County: Kanawha         Elev: 233
    • Location given for GNIS #1741868 (College Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the College Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3812, Longitude: -81.8354       In this case, the coordinates for the College Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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